reference

Dictionary/Thesaurus

• Merriam-Webster's Word Central
• dictionary.com
• Internet Public Library KidSpace : Dictionaries - links to different dictionaries of all kinds
• Little Explorers Picture Dictionary
• The Idiom Site
• Poetry.com Rhyming Dictionary and Thesaurus
• thesaurus.com

Encyclopedias

• Brittanica (from NC Wise Owl)

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Magazine/Periodicals

• Gale Infotrac Kids' Edition*
• Kids Infobits*

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People & Places

• Culturegrams* (World)
• Culturegrams States*
• Jr. Reference Collection* (from NC Wise Owl)
• Lands & Peoples* (from NC Wise Owl)
• The Biographical Dictionary
• Black History Biographies
• CIA - The World Factbook
• Hispanic Heritage Biographies
• Yahoo! Kids - World Factbook

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Almanacs

• The World Almanac for Kids Online
• The Old Farmer's Almanac
• Internet Public Library KidSpace : Almanacs

Search Engines/Web Libraries

• Ask for Kids
• Blue Web'n
• KidsClick!
• Internet Public Library KidSpace
• Google